Everett Herald – Profile on Pete Christlieb

October 21, 2018

Chatting with ace saxophonist

Pete Christlieb

He played for decades in the Johnny Carson house band. Now you can hear him in Everett.

Pete Christlieb will never forget the times when his father, Don, took him to work.

The elder Christlieb was a renowned bassoonist who played in the studio orchestra at 20th Century Fox. He played on the musical soundtracks of countless movies, including the 1939 epic “Gone With The Wind.”